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nycbos

(6,038 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2017, 12:09 PM Jan 2017

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Stephen Colbert predicted "alternative facts"...

... when he talked about "truthiness."

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/63ite2/the-colbert-report-the-word---truthiness

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Stephen Colbert predicted "alternative facts"... (Original Post) nycbos Jan 2017 OP

Yep, pretty much...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #1

Truthiness on steroids world wide wally Jan 2017 #2

He was describing what was already happening. Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #3

Wounded Bear

(58,706 posts)

1. Yep, pretty much...nt

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Tue Jan 24, 2017, 12:10 PM

Jan 2017

world wide wally

(21,754 posts)

2. Truthiness on steroids

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Tue Jan 24, 2017, 12:33 PM

Jan 2017

Crunchy Frog

(26,629 posts)

3. He was describing what was already happening.

Reply to nycbos (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2017, 12:35 PM

Jan 2017

He identified a trend, but no one knew how extreme it would become.

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